Summary and Plot"Silent Movie" is a satirical funny movie released in 1976. It was directed by and starred the famous Mel Brooks, along with ensemble cast members including Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, and Bernadette Peters. The film is renowned for being nearly entirely without spoken dialogue, similar to the silent film age, with the exception of a single line from a not likely source.
The story follows Mel Funn (Mel Brooks), a once-great director battling with alcoholism, who together with his pals Marty Eggs (Marty Feldman) and Dom Bell (Dom DeLuise), propose to make a silent movie to save their stopping working motion picture studio, Big Picture Studios, from bankruptcy. The studio Chief (Sid Caesar), who is under danger from Engulf and Devour, a callous conglomerate that intends to buy them out, decides that the idea is insane enough to work.
The Celebrity CameosThe plot enables an ingenious gadget for a series of cameos from a galaxy of big-name stars of the duration. Mel, Marty, and Dom start a mission to persuade major motion picture stars to appear in their silent movie. They successfully get Burt Reynolds, James Caan, Liza Minnelli, Anne Bancroft, and Paul Newman to agree, usually after a series of zany and slapstick misadventures.
Bad guys, Romance and ConclusionIssues occur with the interference of the bad guy duo of Engulf and Devour, who use the sultry seductress Vilma Kaplan (Bernadette Peters) to control Mel and toss the movie's production off track. Vilma tries to drive Mel to consume again, however she ultimately falls in love with him, betraying her employers.
In the unique storytelling feature, the only spoken line is uttered by the popular mime artist, Marcel Marceau. When called by phone with the proposal to participate in the silent film, Marceau paradoxically reacts with the word "Non!", making it the only audible line of dialogue in the film.
Humor and ReceptionThe movie is packed filled with physical funny, visual gags, and puns normal of Brooks' humor, consisting of a lot of recommendations to other timeless movies. The movie's title also mirrors the nature of the film-- not even if it does not depend on dialogue, however it likewise breaks the 4th wall by having to do with its protagonist making a silent movie.
Upon its release, "Silent Movie" was both a crucial and commercial success, grossing over $36 million in domestic earnings. Critics typically applaud the film for its distinct method to silent, slapstick humor, cleverly woven script, and the star-studded cast. It's considered a tribute to the silent movie period and an interesting experiment in an age where "talkies" had actually long been the requirement.
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